SquiggleDAO Podcast Highlights Growing Institutional Recognition of Digital Art
SquiggleDAO Podcast Highlights Growing Institutional Recognition of Digital Art
🎨 Digital Art Goes Mainstream
A milestone in digital art adoption has been reached, with 5,000 collectors now owning artwork recognized by major art institutions. This represents a significant increase in institutional acceptance of generative art.
The news coincides with developments in NFT-backed lending, where Chromie Squiggles continue to demonstrate their value. A notable example includes Squiggle #2183 being used as collateral for a 6,000 USDC loan with a 90-day term.
Learn more about these developments in Season 2 Episode 8 of the SquiggleDAO podcast at squiggledao.com/podcast
"5,000 people in the world today now own artwork that is collected by a major art institution—5,000 more than before." - @ArtOnBlockchain; S2E8 of the SquiggleDAO podcast. The number of major art institutions continues to grow as we continue to champion generative art 🫡
Squiggle Remix Contest Winner Announced
**@0009ine** has been crowned winner of the Squiggle Remix Contest, earning a custom Squiggle-themed skateboard deck. The contest showcased remarkable diversity and creativity from all participants, with organizers promising more competitions in the future. Special recognition goes to @davebachinsky for their impressive skateboarding skills, with an open invitation to feature a Squiggle deck in their next performance. - Winner: @0009ine - Prize: Custom Squiggle skateboard deck - Honorable mention: @davebachinsky - Future: More contests planned
Rare HyperRainbow Chromie Squiggle Acquired as SquiggleDAO Expands Collection
A notable acquisition in the NFT space as Chromie Squiggle #8030, one of only 128 HyperRainbow outputs, joins a prestigious collection. This follows recent high-profile moves by SquiggleDAO: - Exhibition of Squiggle #5069 at Amsterdam's Nxt Museum - Sotheby's Digital Art Day auction featuring Squiggle #8376 alongside works from Frank Stella and Beeple The HyperRainbow acquisition reinforces SquiggleDAO's position in preserving significant pieces of generative art history. [Bid on current auctions](https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2025/digital-art-day-auction-2)
Rare Hyper Fuzzy Squiggle Nessie Featured in SquiggleDAO Podcast
A notable Chromie Squiggle nicknamed 'Nessie', owned by @VonMises14, stands out as one of just 12 hyper fuzzy variants generated by the algorithm. - Only non-personally minted Squiggle in VonMises collection - Featured in inaugural SquiggleDAO Podcast episode - Full story of acquisition shared in podcast Listen to the full episode: [SquiggleDAO Podcast](youtube.com/watch?v=0EDZ0Vf_)